diff --git a/enocean/communicators/serialcommunicator.py b/enocean/communicators/serialcommunicator.py
index 6bc638d..4843547 100644
--- a/enocean/communicators/serialcommunicator.py
+++ b/enocean/communicators/serialcommunicator.py
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ def run(self):
             try:
                 self.parse()
             except Exception as e:
-                self.logger.error('Exception occured while parsing: ' + str(e))
+                self.logger.exception('Exception occured while parsing: ')
             time.sleep(0)
 
         self.__ser.close()
diff --git a/enocean/protocol/packet.py b/enocean/protocol/packet.py
index 14fdc34..cdf5f32 100644
--- a/enocean/protocol/packet.py
+++ b/enocean/protocol/packet.py
@@ -149,18 +149,21 @@ def parse_msg(buf):
             return PARSE_RESULT.CRC_MISMATCH, buf, None
 
         # If we got this far, everything went ok (?)
-        if packet_type == PACKET.RADIO_ERP1:
-            # Need to handle UTE Teach-in here, as it's a separate packet type...
-            if data[0] == RORG.UTE:
-                packet = UTETeachInPacket(packet_type, data, opt_data)
+        try:
+            if packet_type == PACKET.RADIO_ERP1:
+                # Need to handle UTE Teach-in here, as it's a separate packet type...
+                if data[0] == RORG.UTE:
+                    packet = UTETeachInPacket(packet_type, data, opt_data)
+                else:
+                    packet = RadioPacket(packet_type, data, opt_data)
+            elif packet_type == PACKET.RESPONSE:
+                packet = ResponsePacket(packet_type, data, opt_data)
+            elif packet_type == PACKET.EVENT:
+                packet = EventPacket(packet_type, data, opt_data)
             else:
-                packet = RadioPacket(packet_type, data, opt_data)
-        elif packet_type == PACKET.RESPONSE:
-            packet = ResponsePacket(packet_type, data, opt_data)
-        elif packet_type == PACKET.EVENT:
-            packet = EventPacket(packet_type, data, opt_data)
-        else:
-            packet = Packet(packet_type, data, opt_data)
+                packet = Packet(packet_type, data, opt_data)
+        except IndexError:
+            return PARSE_RESULT.INCOMPLETE, buf, None
 
         return PARSE_RESULT.OK, buf, packet